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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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